WalMart makes a Colace product that is less expensive than the name brand and works great.My GI doc suggests at least 2 a day for me because I have trouble digesting following a partial pancreas removal. It's been very helpful and keeps me comfortable and pain-free most of the time.

I start my day with a bran flake cereal that has 5g of fiber, 4 of those are insoluble fiber. I always add blueberries and sometimes also a half a banana.

I drink plenty of water and I rarely eat only a very little meat; I eat lots of vegetables too, and all that helps.